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Avnursevisvcaringvforvavclientvwhovhasvatopicvdermatitisvandvavprescriptionvforvtriamcinolonevo
intment.vThevnursevshouldvassessvthevclientvtovmonitorvforvwhichvofvthevfollowingvadverseveff
ects?
Increasedvpigmentation
Topicalvglucocorticoidvtherapyvcanvcausevthevadverseveffectvofvhypopigmentation.v
Localizedvhairvloss
Long-
termvglucocorticoidvtherapyvcanvcausevhypertrichosis,vorvexcessivevhairvgrowth,vespeciallyvonvthev
facialvarea.
Thinningvofvthevskin
MY v v ANSW E R
, Thinningvofvthevskinvandvdelayedvhealingvarevadverseveffectsvofvtopicalvglucocorticoidvpreparations
.vThevclientvshouldvonlyvapplyvthevointmentvtovdryvpatchesvofvthevskinvbecausevtopicalvsteroidsvcanvc
ausevatrophyvofvthevdermisvandvepidermis,vwhichvcanvresultvinvthinningvofvthevskin.vIncreasedvsensi
tivityvtovthevsun
Thevnursevshouldvinstructvthevclientvtovavoidvexcessivevsunvexposurevwhenvtakingvtopicalvfl
uticasone;vhowever,vtriamcinolonevointmentvdoesvnotvcausevphotosensitivity.
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Qu v vv vvv
e s tio n 8 9 Question: lo vv vv v vv v v v vvv v v vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
a d e d r a tio n a ls p r o v id e d 89 of 90
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Avnursevisvassessingvavclientvwhovhasvleft-
sidedvheartvfailure.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvfindingsvshouldvthevnursevidentifyvasvavmanifestationv
ofvleft-sidedvheartvfailure?
Dependentvedema
Thevnursevshouldvidentifyvthatvdependentvedemavisvavmanifestationvofvright-
sidedvheartvfailurevduevtovrightvventricularvfailurevandvfluidvretentionvfromvpressurevbuildingvupvinvth
evvenousvsystem.
Jugularvdistention
Thevnursevshouldvidentifyvthatvjugularvveinvdistentionvisvavmanifestationvofvright-
sidedvheartvfailurevduevtovrightvventricularvfailurevandvfluidvretentionvfromvpressurevbuildingvupvinvt
hevvenousvsystem.
Weightvgain
Thevnursevshouldvidentifyvthatvweightvgainvisvavmanifestationvofvright-
sidedvheartvfailurevduevtovrightvventricularvfailurevandvfluidvretentionvfromvpressurevbuildingvupvi
nvthevvenousvsystem.
, Frothyvsputum v ANSWE R
Thevnursevshouldvidentifyvthatvfrothyvsputum,vdyspnea,vandvwheezingvarevmanifestationsvofvleft-
vsidedvheartvfailure.vTreatmentvincludesvfluidvrestrictionvandvdiureticsvtovdecreasevpreloadvandvred
ucevpulmonaryvcongestion.vPink-
tingedvfrothyvsputumvcanvbevanvearlyvindicationvofvpulmonaryvedemavandvcanvbevlife-
threatening.vTherefore,vthevnursevshouldvnotifyvthevprovidervimmediately.
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Qu v vv vvv
e s tio n 8 8 Question: lo vv vv v vv v v v vvv v v vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
a d e d r a tio n a ls p r o v id e d 88 of 90
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• TimevRemaining:v00:37:30
• PausevRemaining:v00:05:00
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Avnursevisvcaringvforvavclientvwhovisvexperiencingvanxietyvasvwellvasvnumbnessvandvtinglingvofvthevli
psvandvfingers.vThevclient'svABGsvare:vpHv7.48,vPCO2vv30vmmvHg,vHCO3-
vv
24vmEq/L,vPaO2vv85vmmvHg.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvacid-
basevimbalancesvshouldvthevnursevidentifyvthatvthevclientvisvexperiencing?
, Respiratoryvalkalosis
ThisvpHvisvalkalinev(increased)vandvthevPCO vvvisvdecreased,vrepresentingvalveolarvhyperventilationvan 2
dvresultantvrespiratoryvalkalosis.
Respiratoryvacidosis
ThisvpHvisvalkalinev(increased)vandvthevPCO vvvisvdecreased.vAvdecreasedvpHvandvanvincreasedv 2
PCO vvvindicatevrespiratoryvacidosis.
2
Metabolicvalkalosis
ThisvHCO 3
-
vvv24vmEq/Lvisvwithinvthevexpectedvrangevofv21vtov28vmEq/LvandvthevpHvisvalkalinev(increased).
vAnvincreasedvpHvandvHCO indicatevmetabolicvalkalosis.
vvv -
3
Metabolicvacidosis
ThisvHCO 3
-
vvv
24vmEq/Lvisvwithinvthevexpectedvrangevofv21vtov28vmEq/LvandvthevpHvisvalkalinev(increased).
vAvdecreasedv pHvandvHCO indicatevmetabolicvacidosis.
vvv -
3
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Qu v vv vvv
e s tio n 8 7 Question: lo vv vv v vv v v v vvv v v vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
a d e d r a tio n a ls p r o v id e d 87 of 90
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• TimevRemaining:v00:37:22